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Russell Cheney, New Mexico, 1929, oil on canvas, 45 3/8 x 45 ¼ x 1 ¾ in. Collection of the New …
New Mexico
Russell Cheney, New Mexico, 1929, oil on canvas, 45 3/8 x 45 ¼ x 1 ¾ in. Collection of the New …
Russell Cheney, New Mexico, 1929, oil on canvas, 45 3/8 x 45 ¼ x 1 ¾ in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Russell Cheney, 1942 (1181.23P). Photo by Cameron Gay.

New Mexico

Artist (American, 1881 - 1945)
Date1929
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsImage: 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (100.3 x 100.3 cm)
Frame: 45 3/8 × 45 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (115.3 × 114.9 × 4.4 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Russell Cheney, 1942
Object number1181.23P
DescriptionBulto of San Francisco in blue robe, tonsure hair style. Axe on wooden table to right of image, vase with flowers to left with white cross behind it ; church and village in center background, mountains and cloudy skies.
On View
Not on view
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